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Athletics signed LHP Lenny DiNardo to a minor league contract.

DiNardo had recently signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League after being released by the Red Sox after spring training. The 31-year-old left-hander previously pitched with Oakland from 2007-08, but hasn't appeared in the major leagues since 2009 as a member of the Royals. The A's are dealing with a number of injuries in their starting rotation right now, so DiNardo will serve as depth with Triple-A Sacramento. Sat, May 21, 2011 12:08:00 PM

The Long Island Ducks of of the independent Atlantic League have signed left-hander Lenny DiNardo.

DiNardo was a non-roster invitee with the Red Sox during spring training, but was released after failing to make the team. The 31-year-old left-hander spent most of last season with Triple-A Sacramento in the Athletics' organization. He has a 5.36 ERA over parts of six seasons in the majors between the Red Sox, Royals and Athletics. Thu, Apr 14, 2011 11:44:00 AM

DiNardo was in camp on a minor league deal but had little chance of making the team. He'll try to latch on somewhere else. Fri, Apr 1, 2011 08:26:00 AM

The Red Sox have agreed to a contract with left-hander Lenny DiNardo, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com.

The Red Sox are just waiting for the results of an MRI before they make everything official. DiNardo, 31, pitched for Boston from 2004-06 to mixed results. Things have not gone well for the past couple of years in Oakland and he's probably going to have to spend the early parts of 2011 in Triple-A. Wed, Dec 15, 2010 08:35:00 PM

Depth Charts

Chad Pinder said Saturday that he's hoping to add more speed to his game during the upcoming season.

Pinder has dropped his body fat this winter while adding muscle to his legs in order to achieve this. He has also done a lot of running this offseason and presumably like many others around the league will report to spring training next month in the "best shape of his life". Pinder swiped two bases on three attempts in his 87 games with the A's in 2017.

Mark Canha had surgery this week on his right wrist but is expected to be ready for spring training.

Canha played only 57 games for the Athletics this past season, hitting five homers and posting a rough .208/.262/.382 batting line in that time. If healthy, he should compete for a bench spot in Oakland in 2018.

Powell suffered a bruised left kneecap last week. An MRI showed no structural damage, but the A's aren't going to push him with only six games remaining on their schedule. The 24-year-old outfielder posted a promising .321/.380/.494 batting line in 92 plate appearances with Oakland after being acquired from Seattle in early August for Yonder Alonso.

MLB.com's Jane Lee writes that Dustin Fowler (knee) "is the favorite to land the center field job" for the Athletics.

Fowler suffered a gruesome right patella tendon rupture in his major league debut last June when he was with the Yankees, but he's right on schedule with his recovery. The A's plan to ease him into things at the beginning of spring training, but all signs point to him being ready to roll come Opening Day. It's good to hear, but Oakland could ultimately decide to get by with Boog Powell and/or Jake Smolinski in center field for a while and let Fowler knock some rust off in the minors. The situation is worth watching closely in spring training, as Fowler is an interesting power/speed guy who hit .293/.329/.542 with 13 homers and 13 steals in 70 Triple-A games before being called up last season.

Cotton is done for the season, but getting through an extended bullpen session with no issues gives himself and the A's comfort that the righty's elbow is OK going into the offseason. He'll be in the running for a rotation spot in 2018 even after a disappointing 5.58 ERA over 24 starts in 2017.